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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222931 | Method and apparatus for correcting printing error A method for correcting a printing error in an inkjet printer having a printer head on which the 1st through 2Nth nozzles are provided, in which N is a positive integer greater than 0, and a feed roller, the method including: determining whethe... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7144094 | Method and apparatus for inspecting home position of ink-jet printer A method and an apparatus for inspecting a home position of an ink-jet printer carriage by moving the carriage in a first direction away from the home position until the carriage is not moved for a first predetermined period of time and determining a current positio... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6398438 | Sheet feeding technique for image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus for an image forming apparatus comprises a carriage with which an ink-cartridge is mounted and which is reciprocated to print an image includes: a printing stroke section in which the carriage is reciprocated to print an image; a... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6390698 | Apparatus and method of detecting home position of carriage and storage medium storing home position detection program There is provided an apparatus and a method of detecting a home position of a carriage, achieving a less manufacturing cost. The apparatus includes a position detecting part to detect a position of a carriage driven by a motor; a first drive control part ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6231251 | Printing apparatus with a printhead rotatable between a printing position and a service position A printing apparatus comprises a print head and foil feed means provided on a mount for feeding foil past the print head when the mount is in a feed position adjacent the print head. The print head is operable to transfer ink from the foil onto a recordin... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6089450 | Receipt printer having a check reading mechanism with selective engagement A printer and method for negotiating transactions at the point of sale in retail establishments. The POS printer includes a check feeding mechanism that feeds a check into receipt printer with a face-up orientation. The mechanism includes a magnet to magn... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6085973 | Receipt printer having a check reading mechanism with selective engagement A printer for negotiating transactions at the point of sale in retail establishments. The POS printer includes a selective check reading mechanism that converts the receipt printer into a check reader. The mechanism includes a magnet to magnetize magnetic... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5393152 | Printing device having opening and shutting mechanism A print head is supported on an upper frame of a printing device and a platen and a feeding device are supported on a lower frame. Further, a circuit substrate, a print head moving motor, and a feeding device driving motor are also supported on the upper ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5372440 | Printing machines A printing machine wherein printing onto a substrate is effected by a first movement of a print head (1) downwardly into contact with the substrate and then by a second movement over the surface of the substrate while thermal printing elements within the ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5145271 | Serial printer A serial printer includes: a carrier mounted with a printing head; a display means movable with the carrier; a stationary panel having indicating windows arranged so that the display means is recognizable through the specific indicating window when the ca... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5008684 | Head driving apparatus for thermal printer In a thermal printer, a driving apparatus moves a thermal head both longitudinally of and perpendicularly toward and away from a platen. A racing or idle rotating of gears is utilized in a driving mechanism for reciprocatingly moving a carriage carrying t... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4929106 | Platen module An article of manufacture is provided which includes a molded piece-part having a substantially rectangularly-shaped plate portion including opposed surfaces. The piece-part also includes a pair of elongate parallel-spaced rack gear portions depending fro... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4902147 | Printing apparatus with a carriage and a printing means holder movable relatively to the same A printing apparatus in which a holder, bearing a type carrier thereon, and a carriage, moving along a printing line, are coupled together by means of an engaging member and a coupling plate formed integrally with the holder and the carriage, respectively... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4883375 | Printing device A guide shaft guides a print head, which moves along a print line of a platen to perform a printing operation. A rotating member and an eccentric cam member, having a toothed sector portion on its periphery, are mounted on the guide shaft. The guide shaft... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4874264 | Selective magnetic attachment of a print head to a drive belt A hybrid printer includes at least one impact type print head and at least one non-impact type print head, which are selectively used to print not only graphic information but also character information. For example, the impact type print head may be a ty... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4867584 | Impact mechanism for impact printer An impact mechanism for use in an impact printer, to deliver a printing force to drive a character element against a platen by means of a print tip movable toward and away from the platen. A rockable bail bar having an axis of rotation substantially paral... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4865476 | Carriage mechanism providing movement of a print wheel motor Disclosed is a printing mechanism having a printing head mounted on a carriage frame so as to linearly move the printing head toward a platen.... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4830523 | Compliant head loading mechanism for thermal printers A compliant head loading mechanism for a thermal printer is disclosed which compliantly loads a thermal print head against a carrier and a receiver mounted on a drum to uniformly apply pressure across the receiver at the nip. The mechanism includes a spri... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4815871 | Head control apparatus A head contorl apparatus is disclosed for a printing machine. The apparatus includes a frame with a thermal head connected to the frame. A tape roller guide is connected to the frame. The guide and the head are disposed on opposite sides of an intended ta... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4758845 | Thermal printer carriage-medium transport A thermal printer having a main shaft supporting a carriage mounted with printing mechanisms including a printing head and an ink ribbon peeling member for peeling an ink ribbon off the recording sheet as the carriage travels, and fixedly provided with sh... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4733250 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus such as a thermal printer is compact in size and simple in construction, and has a recording head, a pulse motor commonly used for driving the head and for feeding a recording paper sheet, a cam with projections for transmitting the ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4710045 | Diasywheel printer with improved adjustable carriage assembly and cartridge latching member An adjustable carriage assembly for a printing device having a print mechanism to be translated along a linear print path. The carriage assembly includes an upper carriage sub-assembly and a lower carriage sub-assembly, the lower carriage sub-assembly hav... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709242 | Printer A thermal transfer printer comprising means for identifying space data present between character data in a print data string. When a space portion is detected by the space identifier, the thermal head is moved apart from the platen of the printer and the ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4705416 | Positioning device for positioning type-wheel index motor in a printer A positioning device in a printer, for positioning an index motor for a type wheel selectively in an operative position in which the motor shaft is coupled to the type wheel, or an inoperative position in which the motor shaft is disengaged from the type ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4689639 | Inked film feeding for a thermal printer A thermal printer for transferring ink from an inked film onto paper using a thermal head includes an inked film feeding mechanism for feeding the inked film, a paper feeding mechanism for feeding the paper, and a platen located opposite the thermal head.... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4665407 | Thermal printer A thermal printer using a thermal transfer-printing ribbon including a thermal head movable between an operative position in which it is held in pressing engagement with a printing sheet and an inoperative position in which it is released from pressing en... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4647233 | Thermal printer The present invention relates to a thermal printer comprising a thermal head, and means for inhibiting an energization signal for heat generation of said thermal head. The inhibition means prevents the thermal head from being energized when it is in a non... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4644371 | Thermal printer A thermal printer having a reciprocable carriage on which a thermal head is carried. The printer further includes a toothed rack and a driving plate both of which are rotatably held to a shaft. The rack acts to rotate the thermal head toward and away from... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4642656 | Thermal printer A thermal printer automatically varies torque of a slip clutch provided between a motor and an ink film takeup roller with movements of a thermal head such that the torque transmitted to the takeup roller is smaller when the thermal head is in a transfer ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4641151 | Thermal transfer recording apparatus A device associated with a thermal transfer recording apparatus for boosting a pressing force of a thermal head against a platen roller. The thermal head is mounted on one end portion of an elongate support plate which is movable in a seesaw motion about ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4639744 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus comprises circuitry supplied with electric power for moving a recording head toward a recording medium into a recording position and a solenoid for holding the recording head in the recording position, circuitry for generating timing... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4639749 | Printing apparatus A printing or recording apparatus wherein a recording head is detachably mountable to the printing apparatus. The head is movable when mounted in the apparatus along a line on recording paper. The recording head includes an image bearing member. The image... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4632584 | Serial printer A serial printer comprises a carriage (21) which is movable parallel to a platen roller (11) and on which are mounted a character carrying disc (28) having a flexible blades, a stepping motor (26) for selecting the character to be printed, and a striker h... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4617577 | Thermal-image-transfer recording apparatus A thermal-image-transfer recording apparatus which heats a thermally fusible ink sheet in a selected pattern and transfers the image formed to a superimposed recording sheet, has separate units for holding the ink sheet and the recording sheet. The units ... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4614949 | Transfer-type thermal printer A transfer type thermal printer includes a heat sensitive ink ribbon which is fed along an ink ribbon feeding path, a part of which is defined as a recording section, a thermal printhead and a platen roller, both located at the recording section in pressu... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4576496 | Device for guiding a print element A device is provided for guiding a print element of a printer device. The guide device comprises a guide bushing which is provided with two sliding surfaces and which is carried on a guide rail facing the platen. A support mount is engaged over the guide ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4563692 | Head and ribbon driving mechanism for thermal printer A head-driving and ink ribbon feeding mechanism for an ink-transfer thermal printer comprises a print carriage mounted for parallel and non-rotational movement in a direction parallel to the platen of the printer. A support element carrying a thermal prin... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4553868 | Device for mounting a daisywheel on a typewriter The device for mounting a daisy-wheel character carrying disc (70) in a printing machine comprises a frame (22) which is pivoted on a guide (13) of the carriage (12) that is parallel to the platen roller (11) and on which are mounted a selector motor (15)... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4544287 | Printing control apparatus for a label printer, method of using the apparatus, and a label used in conjunction with the apparatus Printing control apparatus includes structure for selectively preventing the operation of a thermal head comprising part of a label printer for thermosensitive labels. The thermal head can be moved away from and into contact with a label to limit its oper... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4531852 | Printing apparatus of modular construction having a rotatable printhead and plural print stations A printing apparatus of modular construction includes a printing mechanism with a pivotally mounted printing head, a continuous form feed part and an individual form feed part. To provide a compact construction in which the printing operation can be viewe... | 07/30/1985 |
